Tick bites (Lyme prevention)
Pulled a tick off in the last 72 hours? A single dose of doxycycline can prevent Lyme disease.
- Phone or video consult
- Free delivery
- Free with OHIP
Who this is for
Ages 8 and up, within 72 hours of tick removal. Pregnant patients and children under 8 get an alternate regimen.
Common symptoms
- Known tick attachment
- Attached more than 24 hours
- In a Lyme-endemic area
When we'll refer you instead
If any of these apply, we send you to the right care instead — no charge, no wait.
- Rash or fever already present
- Tick attached unknown length of time (still prescribable)
- Pregnant or under age 8 (alternate regimen)